Sign-holder.



J. BROWN, JR. SIGN HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED Aus.21, 191s.

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JIMMY BROWN, 31%., OF BLOSSBUBG, ALABAMA.

SIGN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed August 2'7, 1915. Serial No. 47,662.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JIMMY BROWN, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Blossburg, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sign- Holders; and 1 do herebydeclare the fol lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sign holders and has for its principal object the provision of a device of the above character which may be easily and quickly secured to a wall or other support to hold a sign thereon.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel device to which a sign may be secured without the use of nails, screws or other fastening means, thus rendering the device capable of being used for several different signs and permitting the user to interchange the signs without changing the construction thereof in any way.

A. further object of the invention is the provision of a novel combination and arrangement of parts by means of which a sign may be held which will be particularly cheap to manufacture, easy to apply and effective in use.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be more fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the sign holder showing the same as it would appear when in position, and showing a sign in place as indicated by the dotted lines, Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1, showing a sign as it would appear when held between the clamping means, said sign being in section, and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of a portion of a sign showing the clamping members as they would appear when in place.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference the numeral 5 indicates the upper attaching bar of a sign holding frame which is provided at each extremity with the angular extensions 6 and 7. A similar bar 8 forms the other attaching side bar of the supporting frame and is provided with the angular extensions 9 and 10, which correspond in every way to the extensions 6 and 7, and are provided with the points 11 by means of which the device may be easily and quickly driven in place in a wall or other suitable supporting means. The ends of the supporting frame are formed of the members which are indicated generally by the numerals 12 and 13, respectively.

Each of the members 12 and 13 is formed of the two cooperating clamp bars 14 and 15. Each of the bars 14 is provided at its opposite extremities with the angular extensions 16, having formed at their ends the loops 17, which are adapted to surround the side bars 5 and 8 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The cooperating clamp bars 15 are provided at opposite extremities with loops 18 which surround the side bars 5 and 8, at points immediately adjacent the loops 17, as clearly illustrated in F ig. 1, thus placing the clamp bars 15 in planes adjacent the clamp bars 14. As illustrated in Fig. 3 the bars 15 are slightly in advance of the bars 14 due to the angular extension 16 formed at their opposite ends. This position facilitates the placing of the cards or signs within the holder.

lVhen it is desired to make use of the device it will be apparent that the same is placed against the wall or other supporting means and it will be evident that by striking on the ends of the angular extensions 6 and 7, 9 and 10, respectively, that the points 11 will enter the wall and firmly hold the frame in place, thus placing the same in position to receive the sign which is indicated by the numeral 19. It will be evident that when it is desired to place the sign in position the same is passed between the cooperating clamp bars 14 and 15 of the ends 12 and 13 and the same will be held firmly in place through frictional engagement with the bars 14 and 15, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Should it be desired at any time for the user to remove the sign 19 and replace the same with a sign of a different character it will be apparent that the same may be easily withdrawn and a new sign placed in position without disturbing the supporting frame in any way.

l Vhile in the foregoing 1 have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention 1 wish it to be understood that 1 may change the specific arrangement of parts without in any way departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

10 bars adjacent the end bars, angular extensions at the opposite ends of the clamp bars it'or disposing said clamp bars slightly in advance of the end bars and loops on the extensions surrounding the side bars to hold the clamp bars in position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JIMMY BROWN, JR.

Witnesses J. D. DoWNEY, S. J. Dow wny.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

